Bergen Community College

PARAMUS, N.J. – In recent years, Bergen Community College has taken numerous steps to strengthen its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts that promote access and support the success at the institution. Among the initiatives, the College convened an equity council of faculty,…

“An Attempt to Communicate with Reality” in Gallery Bergen. PARAMUS, N.J. – In what organizers call a “virtual exit” that will bring visitors back to “the real world,” Gallery Bergen will open its doors for a closing celebration of its current installation,…

Ginny Lackey & the Hi-Fi Band. PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College students and faculty will headline the inaugural “Bergenstock,” a music festival featuring an all-Bergen County lineup of singers and songwriters, Sunday, Sept. 12 from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at the…

PARAMUS, N.J. – Five Bergen County high school students claimed first-place honors in the 45th annual Bergen County High School Writing Contest sponsored by the Bergen Community College English department. The contest, co-directed by Bergen professors Geoffrey Sadock, Ph.D., and Peter Helff,…

Child Development Center Director Sally Dionisio with the children of student-parents. PARAMUS, N.J. – Just weeks after announcing its plans to erase $5 million of debt for 2,000 of its students, Bergen Community College will offer tuition-free enrollment at its on-campus early learning facility…

The community college seeks to ignite the region’s recovery. PARAMUS, N.J. – When it comes to the region’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., wants the community to know “Bergen means business.” “At the…

Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., and Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman, Ed.D. PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College has signed a dual admission and transfer partnership agreement with Stockton University that will help students make a smooth transition from…

Bergen Community College’s main campus in Paramus. PARAMUS, N.J. – In its latest initiative to remove barriers for students seeking to complete their Bergen Community College education, the institution will use a portion of funds received from the federal government for pandemic-related…

Bergen Community College’s main campus in Paramus. PARAMUS, N.J. – In as clear a sign as any that students stand ready to “come back to Bergen” this fall, approximately 1,000 prospective students, their families and friends attended the College’s July 13 open…